Each day in the 100 days leading up to Election Day, The Evening Sun and Face the Facts USA will be partnering to bring you one exhaustively researched and vetted, non-partisan fact about a major issue facing our nation.

Companies offering health benefits to their retirees are an increasingly endangered species. In 2011, only 26 percent of large firms (200 employees or more) offered retirees health insurance. In 1988, it was 66 percent. During that 23-year period, total funds spent on health care in the US skyrocketed from $582 billion to $2.59 trillion.

ODESSA, Texas (AP) — A West Texas man has been charged with impersonating an officer by using sirens and flashing lights to skip to the head of the drive-thru line at a fast-food restaurant. Full Story

Sufjan Stevens, "Carrie & Lowell" (Asthmatic Kitty) Plucked strings and pulsing keyboards dominate the distinctive arrangements on Sufjan Stevens' latest album, and in the absence of a rhythm section, they serve to keep time. Full Story